How one Calumet Island family’s story lives on in a southern Ontario home
June 8, 2026
When Dari Haddon placed her finger on an ad in the Toronto Star advertising a log home for sale on L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, she thought she was
When Dari Haddon placed her finger on an ad in the Toronto Star advertising a log home for sale on L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, she thought she was
Over 70 kids hauled out their fishing rods on Saturday for the annual fishing derby at Mill Dam Park hosted by the Municipality of Shawville.
The Quyon Legion celebrated its 70th anniversary on Saturday evening with a full slate of events and music. More and more people streamed in
Organizer Phil Denault said after 9 years of putting on the festival, it is time to move on to new ventures.
The Pontiac High School (PHS) girls’ rugby program earned its fourth consecutive Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Division 3 regional championship after a
Six young musicians from École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge got their moment in the spotlight last week in Sept-Îles at the provincial final of the Secondaire en
The schoolyard at Onslow Elementary in Quyon was alive with activity on Thursday night as the school’s home and school committee hosted its annual spring
A public information session about Samonix’s proposed land-based salmon farm will be held by the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) on June 4 at
The Chapeau Karate Club is celebrating a successful weekend after its members earned a total of 18 medals at the national Itosu-Kai karate championship hosted
When Dari Haddon placed her finger on an ad in the Toronto Star advertising a log home for sale on L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, she thought she was buying her dream country farmhouse. Owner of a 100-acre lot in Castleton, Ont., Haddon planned
Over 70 kids hauled out their fishing rods on Saturday for the annual fishing derby at Mill Dam Park hosted by the Municipality of Shawville. Rain was in the forecast, but fortunately it held off until after all measurements had
The Quyon Legion celebrated its 70th anniversary on Saturday evening with a full slate of events and music. More and more people streamed in throughout the afternoon for the day’s festivities, which included games of ring toss, a pork
Organizer Phil Denault said after 9 years of putting on the festival, it is time to move on to new ventures.
The Pontiac High School (PHS) girls’ rugby program earned its fourth consecutive Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Division 3 regional championship after a series of hard-fought games at the league’s final weekend in Aylmer. The finals, hosted at
Six young musicians from École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge got their moment in the spotlight last week in Sept-Îles at the provincial final of the Secondaire en spectacle talent show. The band, called Les Carcajous du Nord, is made up of students
The schoolyard at Onslow Elementary in Quyon was alive with activity on Thursday night as the school’s home and school committee hosted its annual spring fair. President Amanda MacKechnie said this is the committee’s second annual spring fair after taking
A public information session about Samonix’s proposed land-based salmon farm will be held by the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) on June 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Campbell’s Bay RA. Samonix, a company based in Chelsea, is proposing
The Chapeau Karate Club is celebrating a successful weekend after its members earned a total of 18 medals at the national Itosu-Kai karate championship hosted this weekend in Pembroke. Over 100 athletes, many of whom are from the Toronto area,
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